Chronicle history of Henry the fift, with his battell fought at Agin Court in France

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Therefore freely, and with vneurbed boldneffe
Tell vs the Dolphins minde.
uimhaf. Then this in fine the Dolphin faith.
Whereas you claime certaine Townes in France,
From your predeceffor King Edward the third.
This he returnes:
He faith, there’s nought in France,
That can be with a nimble Galliard wonne.
You cannot reuell into Dukedomes there:
Therefore he fendeth meeter for your ftudie
This tun of treafure: and in lieu of this.
Defires to let the Dukedomes that you crane
Hcare no more from you. This the Dolphin faith.
King. What treafure Vnckle ?
€xe. Tennis balles my Liege,
King* Wccare glad the Dolphin is fo pleafant with vs#
Your meffage, and his prefent we accept.
When we haue matcht our Rackets to thefc balles.
We wil by Gods grace play him fuch a fet,
Shal ftrike his fathers Crowne into the hazard.
Tell him he hath made a match with fuch a wrangler.
That all the courts of France fhalbe difturbd with chafes.
And we vnderftand him well,how he comes ore vs
With our wilder daies,
Not meafuring what vfe we made of them.
We neuer valew’d this poore feate of England,
And therefore gaue our felues to barbarous Licenfh, - *
As tis common feene.
That men are merrieft when they are from home.
But tell the Dolphin we will keepe our ftate.
Be like a King, mighty, and command.
When we do rowfe vs in the Throne of France.
For this we haue iayd by our Maiefty,
And plodded like a man for working dayes.
But we will rife therewith fo full of glory.
That we will dazle all the eyes of France,
I ftrike the Dolphin blinde to looke on vs.
And
of Hem y thefift.
And tell him this.
His mocke hath turn’d his balles to gun-ftones.
And his foulefhall fit fore charged, for the waftfuli
Vengeance that fhall flyefrom them.
For this his mocke.
Shall mocke many a wife out of their deare husbands,
Mockc mothers from their fonnes, mocke Caftles down.
I, fome are yet vngotten and vnborne,
That fhall haue caufe to curfe the Dolphins fcorne.
But this lies all within the will of God,
To whom we do appealc: and in whofe name,
Tell you the Dolphin we are comming on.
To vengc vs as we may, and to put forth our hand
In a right caufe: fo get you hence,and tell your Prince,
His ieft will fauour but of fhallow wit.
When thoufands wcepe more then did laugh at ir.
Conuey them with fafe conduft; fee them hence.
Exe, This was a merry meflage.
Ai^.Wehopeto make the fenderbhifh at it:
Therfore let our colledtion for the wars be foon prouided
For God before,wecl check the Dolphin at his fathers
Doore .• therefore let euery man now taskc his thought.
That this faire a<Sfion may on foote be brought.
Exeunt omnes.
Enter Nimand Hardolfc,
EarXjoodi morrow Corporal! Nim,
AW.Good morrow Lieutenant Bardolfe,
Bar .What, is Ancient Piftoll and thee friends yet ?
cannot tell,things muft be as they may .*
I dare not fight,but I will winke and hold out mine Iron,
Tis a fimple one,but what tho; twil ferue to toftc cheefe,
And it will endure cold as another mans fword will.
And thercs the humour of it.
rut wiou wert troth-plight
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